The art of wordplay has been used by some of the worlds greatest author's to enhace their literature either to make it more comical or to make it more appealing. Many authors use wordplay to enhance their stories through humor, however they also may use it as a tool for emphasis. Lewis Carroll was able to use it for both he preferred to use wordplay for its comic value more than for emphasis while A. A. Milne used it to create a more familiar and powerful affect. Wordplay includes diction, syntax, lexicon, personification, alliteration, assonance, repitition and puns. Using these types of worplay an author couuld make a piece more interesting, original, humorous and entertaining.
The use of a wordplay can greatly improve the value of any piece of literature, two authors who realized this were Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland and Milne the author of various poems. Milnes poemIn the Darkhosts a cornecopia of repitition, he repeats "had my" to create a more powerful tone and to instill the thought into the readers mind. Also, when he uses repitition with the phrase "I'm" it gives the reader a feeling of self in the poem to bring him or her to a level of being in the poem. He also uses assonance in his poem he contiuously uses the "I" sound in nearly every lines using the words I and my. Through this use of assonance one gains a sense of familiarity with the story making it seem more personal and hooking the reader in. Carroll on the other hand does not personally bring in the reader, he merely to tries to appeal to him or her by including a variety of highly entertaining puns that seem fun and entertain the reader. He does this very well in Alice's adventures in Wonderland during chapter 3 the mouse tells a very longpunthat is meant to put a fun twist on the story. The inclusion of the pun creates so much more of an entertaining aspect for example if he had just gave the party towels in the book no one would have enjoyed the part. But by adding that creative twist the author was able to get the reader to laugh and enjoy the story more as well as to keep on reading. He also uses lexicon to make the book more apealing and fun for his younger target audience. Inchapter two he manages to use lexicon to make the book seem more childish and appealing to a younger audience. The use of a word like curiouser makes the book seem like it was being told by a child thus making it less intimidating to the reader. Through the use of wordplay the authors were able to make their stories more appealing and entertaining. They also were able to make they're stories stand out more and thus more appealing.
An authors use of wordplay can make a story more humorous, powerful, personal and entertaining. Without it a reader would get bord and their pieces of literature thus they would becomedroll. There are countless examples of wordplay throughout the literary world, making it a prevailing method to improve the value of a book. Authors use it for a wide variety of reasons be it puns for comic value, or assonance for an intrinistic value, it all comes back to one main reason, enhancement of the story. Wordplay is persistent throughout the literary world it is used to enhance a story and make it more entertaining for the reader and overall just amuch more entertaining piece.
The use of a wordplay can greatly improve the value of any piece of literature, two authors who realized this were Carroll, the author of Alice in Wonderland and Milne the author of various poems. Milnes poem In the Dark hosts a cornecopia of repitition, he repeats "had my" to create a more powerful tone and to instill the thought into the readers mind. Also, when he uses repitition with the phrase "I'm" it gives the reader a feeling of self in the poem to bring him or her to a level of being in the poem. He also uses assonance in his poem he contiuously uses the "I" sound in nearly every lines using the words I and my. Through this use of assonance one gains a sense of familiarity with the story making it seem more personal and hooking the reader in. Carroll on the other hand does not personally bring in the reader, he merely to tries to appeal to him or her by including a variety of highly entertaining puns that seem fun and entertain the reader. He does this very well in Alice's adventures in Wonderland during chapter 3 the mouse tells a very long pun that is meant to put a fun twist on the story. The inclusion of the pun creates so much more of an entertaining aspect for example if he had just gave the party towels in the book no one would have enjoyed the part. But by adding that creative twist the author was able to get the reader to laugh and enjoy the story more as well as to keep on reading. He also uses lexicon to make the book more apealing and fun for his younger target audience. In chapter two he manages to use lexicon to make the book seem more childish and appealing to a younger audience. The use of a word like curiouser makes the book seem like it was being told by a child thus making it less intimidating to the reader. Through the use of wordplay the authors were able to make their stories more appealing and entertaining. They also were able to make they're stories stand out more and thus more appealing.
An authors use of wordplay can make a story more humorous, powerful, personal and entertaining. Without it a reader would get bord and their pieces of literature thus they would becomedroll. There are countless examples of wordplay throughout the literary world, making it a prevailing method to improve the value of a book. Authors use it for a wide variety of reasons be it puns for comic value, or assonance for an intrinistic value, it all comes back to one main reason, enhancement of the story. Wordplay is persistent throughout the literary world it is used to enhance a story and make it more entertaining for the reader and overall just amuch more entertaining piece.